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overwhelming in its power, lifted tlie entire train into the air, and hurled the 

 rear portion of it over a steep bank ; the baggage car, which was very heavily 

 laden, being whirled diagonally across the track ; and the rear of the first pas- 

 senger car, still uncoupled, being suspended over the precipice at the side of the 

 track. The train was heavily loaded with passengers, from thirty to forty of 

 •whom were injured. With the violent blasts of wind came also torrents of 

 rain. — Newspaper. 



Spiceland, Indiana. — August 26. — Began to rain and thunder about 3^ a. m. ; 

 bard thunder and heavy rain at a quarter before 6 ; rained some in the after- 

 noon ; appearance of storm in SW. about 3 to 4 p. m. 



Madison, Indiana. — August 26. — Two inches of rain fell from 5 a. m. to 

 12 m. 



Dubuque, loiva. — August 26. — The wind blew in a gale nearly all day from 

 the NW.; most violent about 11 a. m., with a very dark blue sky, and occa- 

 sionally a white scudding- cloud of small size. The barometer gradually fell, 

 and reached its lowest point at about 5 p. m., after which it began to rise. The 

 hygrometer showed a very dry state of the atmosphere all day. 



FROST. 



Tioga, Pennsylvania. — August 30, 31. — A very little frost on the hills. 



Rensselaer, Indiana. — August 31. — Light frost in the morning; the first of 

 the season; did no injury to anything. 



Pennville, Indiaiia. — August 27. — Very light frost in places, doing very 

 little, if any, damage. Frost here every month this year, and also last year. 



Oshtemo, Michigan. — August 30. — Frost this morning, and hurt the crops in 

 low places. 31st, frost again this morning. 



Green Bay, Wisconsin. — August 30. — Temperature last night almost to the 

 freezing point. Mean temperature to-day, 54.7^, the lowest of the month. 



Embarrass, Wisconsin. — August 30. — At 5 a. m., thermometer 37°; on the 

 31st, at the same hour, 3S°. 



The same day on which which this frost occurred was, at some stations 

 further west, the warmest day of the month. 



Fort Laramie, Idalio. — August 31. — This was the wai'mest day of the month. 

 The tempei'ature at 2 p. m. was 100^ ; at 9 p. m., 84^^; the mean of the day, 

 86*^ ; all which were the highest during the mouth ; wind from the southwest. 



Manhattan, Kansas. — August 31. — The temperature at 2 p. m. (98°) was 

 higher than on any day except the first, when it was 99^. 



Fort Riley, Kansas. — August 31. — Wind very hot and strong from 12 m. 

 until 4 p. m. Temperature above 100° until 5 J p. m. At 2 p. m., 107^; mean 

 of the day, 99.66°. The warmest day of the month. 



